College, University, Special Libraries Division of the Alabama Library Association

Biblioburro

I ran across a little story from Columbia on the lengths to which a dedicated teacher has gone to bring books to children. Biblioburro or,Donkey Library, is an effort by one teacher to take books to children on weekends. He started with just a handful of books and one donkey but his effort has grown to thousands of books and 8 donkeys thanks to donations. There is video and, I confess, I was somewhat taken aback to see a full grown man with a load of books riding on a patient, overburdened donkey. Nevertheless, it is another reminder, were any needed, of how lucky we are to have libraries and how important books and reading are to young and old alike.